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BY M. F. T0J31N, 



COPYRIGHTKD 1883. 

M. F. TOBIN, 
299 Broadway, New York. 



INTRODUCTION. 

npHis little work is gotten up expressly for 
the benefit of the *' stranger within our 
gates," in order that he might find out at a 
moment's glance, the best hotels, restaurants, 
public institutions, and resorts of pleasure, 
all of which have been carefully selected by 
the compiler. 

M. F. T, 



'fjlE E£gl' I^I^El^ BI^IDQE. 



THIS wonderful specimen of engineering skill is the 
greatest of all Metropolitan attractions, and easiest 
• of access, its approaches beginning directly oppo- 
site to the City Hall. It is the largest suspension 
bridge in the world, being over a mile and an eighth in 
length (5,989 feet), 278 feet high, and 85 feet wide; cars 
are run across attached by grips to an endless wire cable. 
According to the nearest calculation, over 130,000 people 
and 15,000 vehicles can cross in an hour. Fourteen years 
have been spent in construction, at a cost of |)t6,ooo,ooo. 



l!jiE PI^ODlJeE EXefl>iplQE. 



HE first thing that strikes the eye of the visitor on 
entering the harbor of New York is the massive 
Florentine lower of the Produce Exchange loom- 
ing up towards the sky. The building stands 
directly opposite Bowling Green Park, and is the largest 
and handsomest of its kind in the world, measuring one- 
fifth of a mile on its outside walls, and costing about 
$3,000,000. A handsome feature, which tends to give 4he 
building its character, are round medallions of pressed 
brick, giving the coats ot arms of the different states. 



i]lE g^oeK EXejlyiplQE. 



HIS famous exchange is built of marble and granite 
and stands in Broad street, near Wall. It is simi- 
lar in every respect to the Produce and other ex- 
changes, except that the business transacted is in 
stocks, bonds, etc. It contains a membership of over looo, 
the value of each seat at the present time being about 
$25,000. Permission is given to visit the gallery only ; to 
stand there and look down at the noisy brokers below is 
often a source of great amusement to the visitor. 



fjiE POgl' OPFieE. 



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Y T is the finest public structure in the City of New York, 
and one of the best appointed post offices in the world. 
It was designed by an Irish architect, whose drawings 
were accepted above afl other competitors by the U. S. 
Government. Fully 1200 employes are daily occupied in 
the different departments, who handle about three hun- 
dred million letters and mail packages every year, from 
which the government derived a revenue of over three 
million dollars previous to the reduction of the postage. 



ITY HALL stands in the centre of the park, near the | 

post office, and was built when that part of the city | 

had scarcely assumed the appearance of a country i 

town. It contains the City Library, Mayor's office, | 

Governor's room, and other departments of the city gov- f 

ernment; also, numerous relics of the early days of the Re- I 

public, including the chairs used by the first American I 

Congress, and the city records from the time of the I 

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yVy^HE City Prison, better known as the "Tombs," in 
appearance resembles a huge mass of granite, built 
after the antique Eg3'ptian style. Its walls cover a 
space of about one-fifth of a mile, running from the 
corner of Centre and Franklin streets. All of the execu- 
tions for murder during the past forty-five years have 
taken place within this silent tomb. The building is 
also used as Police Justice's Court, and Court of Special 
Sessions, to which visitors are admitted daily. 



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T the corner Seventh street and Fourth Avenue 
stands the institute, built by New York's greatest 
philanthropist, the late Peter Cooper, in order that 
the worthy poor might have free education in 
branches not generally taught in the public schools. In 
addition to a large and well kept reading-room, the Union 
contains male and female schools of art and science, where 
the pupil's are taught the elementary principles of mathe- 
matics, drawing, painting, and other branches. Open to 
visitors from 8 a. m.,. to lo p, m. 



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HIS celebrated bazar, now owned by Messrs. Web- 
ster & Wheeler, covers the entire block from 13th 
« to 14th street, on Sixth avenue It is the most ex- 

tensive establishment of its kind in America, and 
for entire completeness there is probably nothing to equal 
it in the world, except the Bon Marche of Paris. All the 
requirements of a lady or gentleman can be furnished at a 
moment's notice from the different departments of this 
well-managed establishment. Sloan's, Ridley's^ Stern's, 
and Johnson's are among the other prominent bazars. 



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T 23d street and 4th ave , stands this pretty building 
in the Venetian style, and for architectural beauty 
and elegancy of finish, there is nothing in the coun- 
try said to surpass it. The members are artists of 
the highest order, who are elected for life, and receive the 
title of N. A. A fine school of art is on the second floor, 
where the principals of art are taught through the study 
of antique sculpture. The third floor, on account of its 
great light, is used as an exhibition gallery, which is largely 
attended bv the elite of New York. 



1'flE Qi^H]\[D CEjil'l^^L DEPOT'. 




EW YORK being entirely surrounded by water has 
but little accommodation for railroad depots, there 
being but three large companies running into it, and 
as they all have their terminus in the northern part 
of the city, the Grand Central Depot, owing to its immense 
size is able to accommodate them all. 

The building is of press brick, handsomely finished 
with iron trimmings, and partly covered by a glass roof. 
It is located at Park avenue and Forty-Second street, and 
can be easily reached by almost any of the city railroads. 



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HIS Cathedral is the most magnificent specimen 
of ecclesiastical architecture in America, it v. as 
many years in the course of construction, and 
occupies the whole block from the corner of Fifth 
avenue and Fiftieth street. It is built principally of 
white marble, in the shape of a cross, on the gothic style. 
The walls are hung with paintings by some of the most 
celebrated artists in the world, and its altars of white 
marble are among the finest to be found on the earth. 
Open to visitors from moining until night. 



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NE of the handsomest public Gardens in the world 
begins at 59th street, and runs north to iioth 
street. Among the principal objects of interest are 
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of 
Natural History, the Menagerie, the Fountain of Bethesda 
and the Egyptian Obelisk Along the Mall are pieces of 
statuary representing statesmen, architects and poets. 
Visitors may obtain seats in a private carriage for a dollar, 
or in park coaches for twenty-five cents, which will take you 
to the most interesting parts, although a walk is enjoyed. 



TjiE EQyP^IJ^pI OBELISK' 



N a grassy mound in Central Park, near the Metro- 
politan Museum of Art, stands the gift of the late 
Khedive of Egypt to the city of New York. This 
great relic of former ages is so very old that it is 
said to have been seen by some of the prophets fifteen 
hundred years before the birth of Christ. The hiero- 
glyphics on its sides relate to events in the lives of the 
early Kings of Egypt. 



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yW HIS great institute of learning Ig really the head of 
oir public schools, a system which stands as an 
imperishable monument to the credit of America. 
Any young lady wishing to become a teacher, after 
graduating from a district school, may secure a thorough 
education at the expense of the city. The course of stud}?- 
is for three years, and includes the following branches: 
French, German, Latin, music, drawing, physics, intellect- 
ual philosophy and mathematics. The College is pleasant- 
ly located on Sixtv-ninth street, near Fourth avenue. 



THIS beautiful piece of bridge architecture crosses 
the Harlem river at 173d street, and was built to 
carry the main of the croton aq.uaduct, which sup- 
plies the city with water, and can be reached by 
taking either the Sixth or Ninth avenue Elevated railroads. 
A magnificent view of the city and suburbs can be had by 
taking the train at the Battery, and riding through to the 
bridge. It has become a favorite resort for many who wish 
to view from its heights the beauties of nature. 



jJoW j^eW yoRKER? liiVE. 




HE poor live in tenement houses, which consist of a 
series of rooms on one floor. The wealthy and 
middle classes principally in flats, ranging in price 
from |6oo to $6,000 per year, some of them gor- 
I geously furnished, and having the conveniences of a hotel, 
\ with the quiet of a private house. In addition to the 
I above, there are from twelve to fifteen thousand of New 
I York's choicest dwellings used as boarding houses, where 
I the comforts of a home may be enjoyed without the ex- 
l pense and annoyance of housekeeping. 
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V/jlEl^E ^0 PIJnID HEeI^EA1'I0^^ /iflld ThEfl^jJ^E. 



YSITORS to New York cannot complain that the 
accommodation for a day's enjoyment in the 
country, or on the water is inadequate. During the 
summer months so many excursion steamers leave 
this city, that for a trifle a journey of a number of miles 
can be enjoyed. Those who wish to look on the beauties 
of nature can have their desire gratified by a trip up the 
romantic Hudson. Steamers run up the sound, which also 
presents many beautiful scenes. The resorts along the 



the Jersey coast are visited by steamers, affording plenty 
of time to see the sights. 

Manhattan beach can be reached, by the steamer D. R. 
Martin, that leaves the foot of Whitehall street hourly from 
9 a. m. 

A visit to Coney Island by the New York and Sea Beach 
Railroad Company supplies a pleasant voyage down the 
down the Narrows to Bay Ridge. 

The Iron Steamboat Company convey excursionists to 
Coney Island by running boats from from Pier i, N. R. 

The visiter, travelling by the same line, can go to Coney 
Island for two hours, and then take the annex boats to 



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Long Branch. Or, preferring to go direct, he can embark 
on the Plymouth Rock, at Pier 6, N. R. 

A trip to the Fishing Banks can be enjoyed on board of 
the steamer J. B. Schuyler, which will leave foot of Frank- 
lin street, North River, at half past eight, a. m. By this 
trip eight houis can be spent on the waten 

Fort Lee offers a long list of attractions to any one wish- 
ing to go to the Palisades, on the Hudson. Open air con- 
certs are given daily, and dancing is indulged in. Boats 
leave the foot of Canal street. North River almost every 
hour. 

Long Island has many quiet resorts that are reached by 



the steamers Idlewild and Josephine. These commodious 
steamers land at Whitestone, Glen Cove, Sea Cliff, and 
other places, giving ample time to excursionists to see the 
attractions of those places. 

Starin's Glen Island is visited by thousands of excur- 
sionists. Concerts are given by the band, and many curi- 
osities are to be seen. 

Rockawajr Beach with its beautiful surf can be reached 
by the steamers Grand Republic and Columbia. It can 
also be reached by th-e Nev^ York, Woodhaven and Rock- 
away Railroad. 



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Hotels on the Europsan Plan. 

Rooms, $i.oo per day. 
Continental, Broadway & 23d Street, 
Cosmopolitan, W. Broadway & Chambers. 
Everett, Fourth Ave. & 17th Street. 
Morton Broadway & 14th Street. 
Occidental, Broome Street & Bowery, 
Prescott. Broadway & bpring Street, 
Saint Dennis, Broadway & nth Street. • 
Sinclair, Broadway <S: 8th Street. 
Sweeney's, Chambers & Chatham Streets. 
Union Square, 16 Union Square 
Asior House, Broadway & Vesey Street. 



Hotels on the American and 
European Plans. 

(First-Class.) 

Albemarle, Broadway & 24th Street, 
Karle's, Canal & Centre Streets. 
Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave. & 23d Street. 
Hoffmann, mi Broadway. 
Brunswick, 225 Fifth Avenue. 
Metropolitan, 584 Broadwav. 
Park Avenue, Fourth Ave. & 23d Street. 
Rossmore, Broadway & 44th Street. 
Saint James, 1133 Broadway. 



Restaurants wh^re an Escell'.nb Lunch is Served for 50 Cents. 



Orcott's, Broadway, below Fulton Street. 
Moqum's, Fulton street E. of Broadway. 
Hollander's, Broadway & Chambers St. 
Astor House. Broadway & Vesey Street 



Everett's, Chatham above Duane Street. 
Merchant's, loo Duane St, (Temperance). 
Thompson's, 292 Broadway. 
And at the European Hotels. 



ejliJi^eilEg yipiD o'liE/ii'i^ES, 



THE lOPULAR CHUECHES. 



Beecher's, (Cong.) Orange, near Henry. 

Street, Brooklyn. 
Calvary Baptist, 50 West 23d Street, 
Dr. Hall's, (Presby.) 708 Fifth Ave. 
Grace, (P. E.) 800 Broadway, cor. loth St. 
Madison Sq. (Pres.) 9 Madison Sq. 



St. Paul's, Broadway and Fulton St. 
St. Stephen's, R. C. 28ih St. near 3d Ave. 
St. Paul's, M. E. 22d St., and 4th Ave. 
lalmage's, (Pres.) Schermerhorn Street 

and Third Ave.. Brooklyn. 
Trinity, (P. E.) Broadway and Rector St. 



St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Ave. & 50th St. Temple Emanuel (Jewish), 521 5th Av( 



THE PEINCIPAL THEATRES. 



Academy of Music, 14th St. cor. Irving pi. 
liijou Opera tlouse, Broadway,. nr3oih St. 
Casino, Broadway and 39th St. 
Cosmopolitan, Broadway and 41st st. 
Daly's, Broadway and 30th St. 
Fifth Ave., 28th St. and Broadway, 
Grand Opera House, 8th Ave. & 23d St. 
Haverly's, 14th St., and Sixth Ave. 
Metropolitan Opera House, B'y & 40th St. 
Madison Square, 24th St. nr. Broadway. 



McKee Rankin's, Third Ave. & 31st St. 

Miblo's Garden, 580 Broadway, 

San Francisco Minstrels, B'way & 29th St. 

Standard, 6th Ave. near 33d St. 

Star, Broadway and 13th St. 

Thalia 46 Bowery, 

Theatre Comique. 730 Broadway, 

Union Square, 56 E. 14th St. 

Wallack's, Broadway and 3cth St. 

Windsor, 45 Bowery. 



ELE¥£1'ED I^£IL^O£D ^O'^O'lOrlg. 



Second Ave. Line. — Chatham Square; Canal, Grand, Rivington and Allen sts,; First, 
Eighth, Fourteenth, Nineteenth and First ave ; Twenty-third St.. ist and 2d ave.; 
Thirty-fourth, Forty-second, Fiftieth, Fifty-seventh, Sixty-fifth, Seventieth, Sev- 
ty-fifth. Eightieth, Eighty-sixth, Ninety-Second, 105th, mth, ii6th 120th, and 
127th streets and Second ave. 

Third Ave. Line. — South Ferry, Hanover Square, Fulton Street, Franklin Square, 
City Hall Branch and Second Ave. Transfer at Chatham Sq , Bowery, Canal, 
Grand and Houston sts , Ninth st. and Third ave,, Fourteenth. Eighteenth, Twen- 
ty-third, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-fourth, Forty-second, Forty-seventh, Fifty- 
third, Fifty-ninth, Sixty-seventh, Seventy-sixth, Eighty-fourth, Eighty-ninth, 
Ninety-ninth, io6th, ii6th, 125th and 129th street and Third avenue. 

Sixth Ave. Line. — South Perry, Rector St., Courtlandt St., Park Place, Chambers St., 
Franklin St., Grand St., Bleecker St., Eighth, Fourteenth, Twenty-third, Thirty- 
third. Forty-second. Fiftieth, Fifty-third, Fifty-eighth and Sixth ave., Fifty-third 
Street, and Eighth ave., Fifty-ninth, Seventh-second, Eighty-first, Ninet)'-third, 
and 104th St. and Ninth ave.; ii6th, 125th. 135th, 146th, 155th sis. and Eighth ave. 

Ninth Ave. Line. — South Ferry, Rector, Cortlandt. Barclay, Vvarren, Franklin, Des- 
brosses, Houston, Christopher, West Fourteenth, West Twenty-third, West Thir- 
tieth, West Thirty-fourth, West Forty-second, West Fiftieth, West Fifty-ninth. 
St.— Transfer above here to Sixth Ave. Line 



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l^EAEEST FEEEY TO DEPOT. 

Baltimore and Ohio take Desbrosses or The New Jersey Southern, (Long Branch 

Courtlandt Street Ferries. Division) foot Rector street. 

The Central R. R of New jersey, Court- New Jepsey Central, foot of Liberty street, 

landt St. Ferry. Communipaw ferry. 

Fop Del. Lacka. and Western R. R. Bar- The New York and Boston, New York 

clay or Christopher St, Ferries and New Haven, New York and Har- 

Erie, Chambers or 23d St. Ferries. lem. Grand Central Depot. 

For Flushing, North Side, Long- Island New York and Northern, transfer at the 

or for kockaway, Manhattan Beach, end of 6th Ave. '^L" route. 

Brighton or Long Beach or Coney For the West Shore, Courtla.idt and JJes- 

Island, 7th or 34th St. Ferries James brosses st. Ferries. 

blip or Wail St. Annex to L. I. City. Staten Island R. R., Ferry to Staten Island 
Morris and Essex, Barclay st,. Ferries. and Piers i and 19, N. R. 

For New Jersey Midland, Courtlandt St., Pennsylvania R. R., Courtlandt and Des- 

Ferries. brosses St. Ferries. 

STEAMBOATS. 

Albany, night boat, Hoboken st. New Haven boat, foot of Peck Slip. E. R. 

Albany, day boat, foot of Vesey street, Hartford boat, foot of Peck Slip. 

Bridgeport, foot ot Catherine st., E. R, Norwalk boat. Pier i, N. R. 

Boston, via Providence, foot of Warren st. Troy boats, leaves foot of Christopher st. 
Fall River Line, foot of Murray st. Kingston ano Rondout,foot of Harrison st. 



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From West Forty-Second street to Grand' Street Ferry the Green Line^crosses 

Broadway at Twenty-Third Street. 
Belt Line crosses Broadway at Fifty-ninthjStreet. 

Bleecker Street Line, from Fulton Ferry, crosses Broadway at Bleecker^Street. 
Avenue C and Forty-Second Street Depot I ine crosses Broadway at Prince Street. 
Grand Street Line crosses Broadway at Canal Street. 
Twenty-third Street Line crosses Broadway at Twenty-third Street. 
Christopher and Tenth Street Line crosses Broadway at Clinton Place (8th Street). 
Central Cross-Town Line, blue cars, crosses Broadway at 17th and 14th Street. 
Union Sqaure and West 14th Street Line crosses Broadway at 14th Street. 



THE SrAGE LINES. 

Broadway and Fifth Avenue Line from Fulton Ferry to 47th Street and Fifth^A venue. 
Broadway, Twenty-third and Ninth Avenue Line starts at South Ferry, through 

Broadway to Twenty-third Street, to Ninth Avenue, to 1 hirtieth Street. 
Madison Avenue Line leaves Wall Street Ferry, to Broadway, to Twenty-third Street, 

to Madison Avenue, to Forty-second Street, to Grand Central Depot. 



^Jlm!Jlh OF I'jlE Woi^LD. 



London, England, 

Paris, France, 

New York, Metropolis of America, 

Berlin, Prussia, ... 

Constantinople. Turkey, 

Vienna, j^ustria, 

Pekin, China, - - " - 

St Petersburg, Russia, 

Rio de Janeino, Brazil, 

Cairo, Egypt, 

Rome, Italy, (time of C^sar, 4,000,000) 

City of Mexico, Mexico, 

Athens, Greece, 



4,764,312 

1,988,748 

1,450,000 

i,it8,ooo 

1,075,000 

1,020,000 

1,000,000 

670,000 

394,740 

327,010 

270,000 

242,000 

63,374 



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